defection
1.
(
noun
) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
Synonyms:
abandonment
,
desertion
Related Words:
abscondment
,
absence without leave
,
decampment
,
deviationism
,
unauthorized absence
,
withdrawal
2.
(
noun
) the state of having rejected your religious beliefs
Synonyms:
apostasy
,
renunciation
Related Words:
rejection
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